Sound
Angelo Badalamenti
Born 1937-03-23
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Sound
Biography
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer, best known for his work scoring films for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990–1992, 2017), The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive. Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his "Twin Peaks Theme", and had received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Angelo Badalamenti
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Mulholland Drive
2001
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The Beach
2000
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Blue Velvet
1986
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Twin Peaks
1990
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Lost Highway
1997
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
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Secretary
2002
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Wild at Heart
1990
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (110 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Scratching the Surface: A Look Back | Music | Movie | 2026 |
 | Jack Paints It Red | Music | Movie | 2025 |
 | My Weston is My Hero | Music | Movie | 2024 |
 | Faraway Eyes | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2021 |
| Faraway Eyes | Thanks | Movie | 2021 |
| Faraway Eyes | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Koi | Music | Movie | 2019 |
 | Ant Head | Music | Movie | 2018 |
| Ant Head | Sound | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Music of David Lynch | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Wait | Music | Movie | 2016 |
 | Gold Coast | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Stalingrad | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2013 |
 | A Late Quartet | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2012 |
 | A Dream in the Making | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2012 |
 | A Butterfly Kiss | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Woman | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2010 |
 | 44 Inch Chest | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Edge of Love | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Sound of Lynch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Music | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Slice of Lynch | Music | Movie | 2007 |
 | Return to 'Twin Peaks' | Music | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Wicker Man | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Dark Water | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" | Self | Movie | 2005 |
| Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" | Music | Movie | 2005 |
 | Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart | Music | Movie | 2004 |
 | A Very Long Engagement | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Before the Fall | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Evilenko | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Indoor Fireworks | Music | Movie | 2003 |
 | Cabin Fever | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Resistance | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2003 |
| Murder in Scottsdale | Music | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Dangerous Liaisons | Original Music Composer | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Auto Focus | Orchestrator | Movie | 2002 |
| Auto Focus | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Secretary | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Lathe of Heaven | Music | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Adversary | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Rabbits | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Rabbits | Music | TV Series | 2002 |
| Rabbits | Compositor | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Darkened Room | Music | Movie | 2002 |
 | Mysteries of Love | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| Mysteries of Love | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Cet amour-là | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2001 |
 | Story of a Bad Boy | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2001 |
 | Mulholland Drive | Luigi Castigliane | Movie | 2001 |
| Mulholland Drive | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2001 |
 | Julie Johnson | Music | Movie | 2001 |
 | Suspended Animation | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2001 |
 | A Piece of Eden | Music | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Beach | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Straight Story | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Forever Mine | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Holy Smoke | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Arlington Road | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | Movie | 1997 |
| Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Music | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Blood Oranges | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1997 |
| The Blood Oranges | Orchestrator | Movie | 1997 |
 | Lost Highway | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1997 |
 | The City of Lost Children | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1995 |
| The City of Lost Children | Orchestrator | Movie | 1995 |
| The City of Lost Children | Music Producer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Premonitions Following an Evil Deed | Music | Movie | 1995 |
 | Witch Hunt | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Naked in New York | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Paul McCartney: Movin' On | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | Hotel Room | Music | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack | Music Producer | Movie | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack | Music | Movie | 1992 |
 | On the Air | Piano Player | TV Series | 1992 |
| On the Air | Music | TV Series | 1992 |
| On the Air | Conductor | TV Series | 1992 |
| On the Air | Orchestrator | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Music | Movie | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Orchestrator | Movie | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Musician | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Comfort of Strangers | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Producer | Movie | 1990 |
| Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Music Director | Movie | 1990 |
| Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Music | Movie | 1990 |
 | Wild at Heart | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Twin Peaks | Original Music Composer | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Twin Peaks | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1989 |
 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1989 |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Orchestrator | Movie | 1989 |
 | Wait Until Spring, Bandini | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Cinéma, de notre temps | Angelo Badalamenti | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Cousins | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Parents | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1989 |
 | David Lynch: Don't Look at Me | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | Weeds | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1987 |
 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Blue Velvet | Piano Player | Movie | 1986 |
| Blue Velvet | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Law and Disorder | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1974 |
 | Gordon's War | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1973 |
| Love is Strange | Sound | Movie | — |